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A Gibsons man managed to secure a lucrative deal on the CBC television show Dragons' Den last week to finance his vintage sports photograph business.

A case against a Gibsons man caught at the scene of a 500-plant marijuana grow operation has been thrown out by Vancouver Supreme Court, citing violations of his charter rights.

Editor's note: Coast Reporter wraps up our submitted 300-word profiles from all candidates for the Nov. 19 municipal election this week with the 11 candidates for Gibsons council.

A green issues forum was held in Gibsons on Nov. 3 to help residents engage their local candidates on their stance regarding environmental issues on the Sunshine Coast.

The Gibsons Legion hall was packed to standing room for the Gibsons council all-candidates meeting on Nov. 6. Written questions, randomly selected from numerous entries, were posed to the candidates seeking seats at the next council table.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Nov. 1 to Nov. 7 A witness called in a report of a vehicle driving around the 500 block of Gower Point Road, where the occupants were lighting off fireworks and smashing bottles on the ground.

A new, permanent public engagement website will give British Columbians an opportunity to review and comment on proposed angling, hunting and trapping regulations.

The province is encouraging eligible voters in B.C. to participate in the local government election process and to vote in their communities on Saturday, Nov. 19.

The process of applying for and paying off student loans is simpler, now that the provincial and federal governments have integrated their federal and provincial student loan programs and agreed on a single set of rules and forms.

Ensuring seniors in B.C. are supported to live healthy, independent lives is the focus of Senior's Fall Prevention Awareness week, Nov. 7 to 13. Falls are the most common cause of injury among British Columbia seniors.